LinkedIn Connection Request: Fewer Yeses, Far More Replies
A note on your LinkedIn connection request costs you acceptances and buys you replies. Here is the three-line note that actually gets an answer.
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Q4 Job Search: Why September Decides Your January Offer
Most people pause the Q4 job search until January. That’s backwards – next year’s headcount gets decided this fall. Here are five moves to make now.
Job Search Skills Rot While You’re Great at Your Job
Being excellent at your job and being easy to hire are two different skill sets. Here’s how job search skills rot – and the four to rebuild first.
Follow Up After Applying: The 72-Hour Move Most Skip
Most candidates apply and wait. Here’s how to follow up after applying: who to message, when to send it, and the scripts that actually get a reply.
Target Company List: Build One Before You Apply Again
Most job seekers apply to whatever shows up. Here is how to build a target company list of 30-50 real employers and work it before the roles post.
AI Job Search: Use It to Think, Not to Write for You
Most people run an AI job search backwards, asking the tool to write first. Here are 5 rules for using AI to clarify, tailor, and rehearse.
Hidden Job Market: Where Tech Roles Actually Get Filled
The hidden job market isn’t a secret list. It’s the gap before a role gets posted – and here are five ways in before the crowd shows up.
Company Research: The People Who Left Tell the Truth
The best company research doesn’t come from the hiring manager. It comes from the person who just left. Here’s how to find them and what to ask.
Reverse Job Search: Find the Humans Behind the Posting
A reverse job search flips cold applications into warm intros. Here’s the 60-second method to find the recruiter and hiring manager behind any posting.
How to Get a Job in Tech When the Market Is Brutal
How to get a job in tech in a brutal market: the target-list, networking, and de-risking system that gets my coaching clients hired.